this gonna make your ears burn--tears of rage will spring to your eyes, and you will seeth with unbridled fury... (Chief ducking...)

still, it remains some of the best American folk poetry

^ Indeed!

", it remains some of the best American folk poetry "

if that's the best, I'd hate to hear the worst...

(running and ducking for cover)

TG, you better duck!

Actually, it seems Williams originally composed it as a poem to be read by him during a radio 'Special' he was appearing on, but he changed his mind, and set it to music.

There was a 'cowboy poet' who lived here locally. He was prolific and constantly traveling to competitions around the West. I ran into him at the local grocery store once and asked if he had anything new and began reciting this gaddam poem of epic proportions--easily 20 minutes long. Myself and the 35 other store patrons/employees who all stopped shopping and working to listen were spellbound.

But then, folk here are entertained pretty easy ("Why, lookee there--so-and-so's got a new baseball cap!")

bigchief,

It's a joke.

I respect Hank Williams for what he brought to the genera, but that doesn't mean I have to like his music, or any country music for that matter.

Don't the Dixie Chicks have homes out in the Hamptons?

(TG, I knew it was a joke)

"...make your ears burn--tears of rage will spring to your eyes, and you will seeth with unbridled fury..."

Not at all. I mean, I'm bleeding from the ears, which is making it tough to complete the call to the suicide hotline, but no burning or rage.

use q-tips to control the bleeding--just remove one before you put phone to ear.

A classic, real country music has fiddles.

If you don't like Hank, this is the tune for you:

You probably never two-stepped a closely held good looking woman around a Texas dance hall. You just don't know what you are missing.

Well, if you just read the lyrics (like poetry), I think you'll find them rather good. Most good lyrics are really just poetry set to music - and that goes every genre of music. Dylan had some of the best ever written.

Just sayin'..............